Maintenance Tool Maker

Tool Maker

Flex-N-Gate is a leading manufacturer and supplier of components for the automotive industry, recently ranked 10th of the 150 Top North American Suppliers in "Automotive News." A growing and vital company, Flex-N-Gate provides a great opportunity for hard-working and skilled individuals.

The Tool Maker is responsible for building, repairing, and maintaining precision tools, dies, fixtures, and molds used in the production of automotive components. This role requires a high level of craftsmanship, attention to detail, and the ability to work from engineering drawings and specifications to produce tooling that meets exacting standards. Working closely with Engineering, Production, and Maintenance teams, the Tool Maker ensures that all tooling supports efficient, safe, and high-quality manufacturing operations.

Core competencies include time management, development and continual learning, problem solving, accountability and dependability, research analysis, decision making and judgement, providing consultation, ethics and integrity, planning organizing, mathematical reasoning, enforcing laws, rules and regulations, coaching and mentoring, communication, and teamwork.

Job duties include manufacturing new tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and molds based on blueprints or CAD designs, repairing and maintaining existing tooling to ensure optimal performance and minimal production downtime, operating a variety of manual and CNC machines including lathes, mills, surface grinders, and EDM machines, performing precision measurements using micrometers, calipers, and gauges to verify dimensions, interpreting complex technical drawings, CAD files, and work instructions, supporting production teams by providing timely and effective tooling solutions, complying with all quality systems and procedures, building dies from blueprints, drawing, last off status cards and supervisor lineups, working with other departments to resolve tooling problems, maintaining good housekeeping in the tool room work area, working and dressing safely, and responsible for working in a safe manner, and following all Health and Safety procedures.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED required, completion of a Tool & Die apprenticeship program or equivalent technical training, 3+ years of experience as a Tool Maker, preferably in an automotive or high-volume manufacturing environment, and possess a Provincial Trade License or equivalent experience preferred.

What We Offer includes medical, dental, prescription, vision, life and disability insurance; and a flexible spending account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, extensive safety training, new hire orientation, continuous learning and development programs and tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and vacation time. What do our employees have to say? "It engages you professionally, and provides learning opportunities." "Lots of growth opportunity." "The company's young enough to be exciting, but old enough to be stable." Not just a joba great place to work! Flex-N-Gate is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled.